The evening world., 1887-12-09
DUPED BY MRS. LA TOUCHE.
Another Complaint Made ut Jefferson Mar
'ket Police Court.

'ket Police Court.
Marion La Touche, the daring fnanciere Of
rnany aliases, had to stay in q cold cell at
Jefferson Market Prison all through last
night and this morning. Big mustached
Royal La Touche, who enacts the part of
Rawdon Crawley to his wife's role of Becky
effort to get bail, but without success.
Mrs. La Touche took the situation philo-
sophically, however, and kept up her dig
nifty and good spirits. She had expensive
meals brought in from awell-known caterers
establishment and did full justice to them.
In order to make q creditable appearance
in court at her examination in the afternoon,
she caused her maid to bring her a dress of
MORE silk trimmed with fine lace and an
elaborate feathered bonnet.
Royal La Touche visited the fair prisoner
before breakfast, and conversed earnestly
with her IN the ways and means of getting
out of the clutches of the law, but for the
rest of the day. the gallant mans attention
was entirely taken up with his W affairs.
Mrs. s. b. Mcintyre. the landlady, of l65
Touohe had her elegantly appointed Office,
notified the man of the black mustache that
he and his wife must remove their effects
forthwith.
After the dreadful disclosures that the
police had made as to the character of her
tenants, Mrs. Mcintyre said. that she could
not think of keeping either MI. or Mrs. La
Touche under her roof.
street, where Mr.. La Touche did an ostensi-
BILE business as an Advertising agent, also no.
titled him to quit. 80 his W troubles en-
crossed his attention.
Inspector Byrnes feels that his prisoner is
likely to escape the greater part of her de-
served punishment through the unwilling
ness of the greater number of her victims to
come forward and prosecute.
Many of these fashionable ladies, the In
knowledge Of their husbands, and Others
fear that 1t would injure them socially If
they made their speculations known in a
Mrs. Il. NJ. Stack and Mrs. Grenier, who
vent TO the Inspector in the first instance,
nave decided to pocket their losses quietly.
They will not appear against Mrs. La Touche.
Ei-senator Thomas F. Grady, who has
been hired as counsel by Mrs. La Touche,
| clients past record, her dealings with Mrs.
| Clara A. johnson, the complainant in this
case, were fair and above board.
He produces the following letter to Alfred
Carr h Co., brokers, in Mrs. Johnson's hand.
10 LEXINGTON AVENUE, Oct. II, 1887.
DEAR sIRs: / send you with this note $3.50. Please
R EnaSin ,ns ~ same siosss to n sSs sTe owe nor nov o o9s pI ~ ssooe z,
from Mrs. BOWS rooms. Please send me stock re
ceipts care Of Mrs. Marion L. Dow. Yours, truly
CLARA ALMA JOHNSON.
Ex-senator Grady claims that this Letter
| shows that Mrs. johnson was not duped a
all, but speculated and lost in the usua
way.
More dupes Of Mrs. La Teuche are comins
forward. In the Jefferson Market Court THU
afternoon, while Mrs. johnson was awaiting
| the coming of Judge German, Mrs. Granier
o widow, with q little baby boy about o year.
| old, walked inside the railing.
| $500 with Mrs. La Touche, getting in return
a receipt signed by Alfred Carr, q banker in
| Pine street. Mrs. GARNER was promised in.
terest on her money from $40 to 800 pei
month.
Yesterday, when she read in The WoRLI
the story of Mrs. La Touches doings, SHE
went to Mr.. Carr to demand her money.
After some figuring Mr.. Carr handed ovel
$115.
widow, and the interest ?"
Eaten up by margins" came the re-
sponse, and that was all the satisfaction te
When Mr.. Carr was reproached, he said
that he had acted honestly In the case, anC
had always believed Mrs. La Touche an hon
est woman.
Mrs. GARNER visited Mrs. La Touche j,
her Jefferson Market cell this morning, bu
could get no satisfaction.